[klelatti]

These are all valid points.

Fundamentally there is a conflict between a subscription model and a one off purchase of something like a book. I’ve had a bit of a think about how this might work on my own Substack (I have an idea for a book but still a long way from being realised).

1. Make the book something that is provided alongside other content so that subscribers get more value than just the book when they subscribe. This might be additional content or discussion groups Q&A’s with the author on each chapter.

2. Make a pdf of the content of the book available to anyone who has paid more than a certain amount in subs. So if you just want the book then just subscribe for a few months and then cancel.

[Snitch-Thursday]

I like #2 because, while I do have subscriptions lasting years, at some point, I will turn them off. Life circumstances change. But having a 'rent to own' model for digital files is perfectly acceptable to me.